Channel Tunnel Rail Link Section 1 - Watching Brief Area 420, Kent - Integrated Site Report
Oxford Archaeology (South), 2009. (updated 2017) https://doi.org/10.5284/1044797. How to cite using this DOI
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Introduction
The Oxford Archaeological Unit was commissioned by Union Railways (South) Limited (URS) to monitor all earthworking operations with a potential archaeological impact within CTRL Project Area 420. This work formed part of an extensive programme of archaeological investigation carried out during the construction of the CTRL.
Project Area 420 consists of all permanent and temporary land-take associated with construction of the CTRL, from West of Boarley Farm, Boxley (URS Grid 55400E/ 40000N, NGR TQ 75300E / 60100N) to East of Lenham Heath (URL Grid 71800E / 29400N, NGR TQ 91800E / 49200N). This includes the trace (at grade, within cuttings and on embankments), bridges and associated works. (mitigation earthworks, construction sites, transformer stations etc.).
Areas previously subject to strip, map and sample excavation were excluded from the works, as were areas of known large-scale modern disturbance (as detailed in the WSI).
The fieldwork events covered by this report are:
- Boarley Farm (WB ARC 420 / 58+200 to 59+500)
- Boxley Valley (WB ARC 420 / 59+500 to 61+900)
- West of Sittingbourne Road (WB ARC 420 / 61+900 to 62+000)
- Sittingbourne Road (WB ARC 420 / 62+000 to 62+200)
- Hockers Lane (WB ARC 420 / 62+200 to 63+000)
- Honeyhills Wood (WB ARC 420 / 63+000 to 63+400)
- Thurnham Roman Villa (WB ARC 420 / 63+400 to 63+900)
- Thurnham Lane to West of Crismill Lane (WB ARC 420 / 63+900 to 66+350)
- South of Snarkhurst Wood (WB ARC 420 / 66+300 to 67+100)
- Musket Lane (WB ARC 420 / 67+100 to 68+100)
- Eyhorne Street (WB ARC 420 / 68+100 to 68+500)
- Holme Hill and Harrietsham (WB ARC 420 / 68+500 to 73+500)
- Sandway Road (WB ARC 420 / 73+500 to 73+700)
- Chilston Park, Chapel Mill and Lenham Heath (WB ARC 420 / 73+700 to 78+150)
Along with Targeted Watching Brief's at:
- Thurnham Roman Villa (WB ARC 420 / 63+400 to 63+900)
- Eyhorne Street (WB ARC 420 / 68+100 to 68+500)
- Sandway Road (WB ARC 420 / 73+500 to 73+700)
